History of the Newspaper

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  • Roman Empire: Acta Diurna
    59 BCE

    Roman Empire: Acta Diurna

    News were delivered via spoken word by messengers
    Until Julius Caesar started with the daily news sheets, AKA Acta diurna.
  • Period: 476 to 1492

    Middle Ages

    Handmade Manuscripts
  • The printing press
    1440

    The printing press

    Johannes Gutenberg created the press, to provide copies of the bible.
  • The Revolutionary War

    The Revolutionary War

    Benjamin Franklin fired up the iniciative for revolution via the press and crude graphics.
  • Steam powered printing press

    Steam powered printing press

    The steam engine was created, boosting up newspaper production and sales.
  • The telegraph

    The telegraph

    Samuel Morse invented the telegraph and morse code.
  • The typewriter

    The typewriter

    The typewriter was invented and replaced the press in 1867.
  • Joseph Pulitzer

    Joseph Pulitzer

    News became entertainment and shocking. Joseph Pulitzer allowed this.
  • World War I

    World War I

    Censoring of the socialist press.
  • World War II

    World War II

    Age of journalism, AKA Play by plays of significant events during the war.
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Appearance of irreverence in the underground press.
  • Internet

    Internet

    Online newspapers, television, and the constant evolution of the newspaper industry.